January 2011
6 posts
Road Sign Basics →
Road signs are there for your safety and protection—listen to what they have to tell you! Road signs are designed to be self-explanatory and easy to follow; however, they can sometimes be confusing.
How a Car’s Steering Works - PART ONE →
The steering mechanism in a car seems like a fairly simple mechanism: you turn the steering wheel, the car’s wheel turns, and the car goes in a different direction. Right? Actually, a car’s steering mechanism, while simpler than, say, the transmission, is still a fairly complex piece of machinery.
How A Car’s Suspension Works →
Even the smoothest roads have bumps. A car’s ride is its ability to absorb these bumps while keeping the car body fairly steady. Without a suspension, every little nick in the road would produce a corresponding jolt in the body of the car. The suspension also improves a car’s handling, i.e. the vehicle’s ability to turn, stop, and accelerate safely.
Drunk Driving →
Drunk driving, driving under the influence, driving while intoxicated, drink-driving, impaired driving, operating under the influence: no matter what you call it (and no matter where you are), drunk driving is one of the most reckless activities you can participate in.
Airbag Safety: Making Your Airbag Work For You →
Airbags are built to save lives, and they do. However, airbags can also cause injury. In order for airbags to do their job effectively, you, as the driver, have to do yours by making sure that everyone in the car is seated appropriately.
Work-related Car Accidents: Who Is Responsible? →
If your employee has an accident while driving his or her own car to work, are you as the employer responsible? What about an employee who uses a personal car to take a prospective client to dinner and hits a pedestrian? What if a different employee has an accident while using a company car on personal business?